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Verse Job 28:14. _THE DEPTH SAITH, IT_ IS _NOT IN ME_] Men may dig
into the bowels of the earth, and there find gold, silver, and
precious stones; but these will not give them true happiness.
_THE S...
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THE DEPTH SAITH - This is a beautiful personification. The object of
this verse and the following is, to show that wisdom cannot be found
in the deepest recesses to which man can penetrate, nor purcha...
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CHAPTER 28
_ 1. The treasures of the earth (Job 28:1)_
2. The better treasures (Job 28:7)
3. God knoweth the way and the true wisdom (Job 28:23)...
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JOB 28. Here again we come to a critical question. It is difficult to
fit this chapter into the argument, whether Job 27:7 is given to Job
or to Zophar. It is a widely accepted conclusion of scholars...
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Three great regions are mentioned, none of which is the "place" of
Wisdom, the land of the living, the deep, and the sea. These three
exhaust the extent of the upper world. The "land of the living" is...
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The precious ores and costly stones though hidden have a place where
they may be found, and man knows how to reach it and bring that which
is hid to light, but where can Wisdom be found? and where is...
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BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?— Job continues to give further
instances of the daring and yet successful attempts of mankind, to
provide themselves with every necessary and conveniency of life; such...
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2. But where wisdom is, man cannot discover; only God knows. (Job
28:12-28)
TEXT 28:12-28
12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price...
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THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE WISDOM
In this famous chapter Job declares that Wisdom—that is, the
principle of the divine government of the world—is a mystery not to
be solved by man. Man's wisdom lies in fea...
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THE DEPTH] the primeval abyss supposed to lie under the earth: cp.
Genesis 1:2.
15F Cp. Proverbs 3:14; Proverbs 8:10;...
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
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CHAPTER 28
JOB’S POEM ABOUT WISDOM...
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The man will not discover wisdom underground. Other men dive into the
sea to find precious things (verse 18). But they will not find wisdom
there, either....
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תְּהֹ֣ום אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א בִי ־הִ֑יא וְ
יָ֥ם
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XXIII.
CHORAL INTERLUDE
Job 28:1
THE controversy at length closed, the poet breaks into a chant of the
quest of Wisdom. It can hardly be supposed to have been uttered or
sung by Job. But if we may g...
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THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
Job 28:1
A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age.
Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures
of the earth, Job 28:1. T...
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In a fine passage Job now discussed the question of wisdom. What was
supremely lacking in his friends' dealing with him was wisdom to
understand. As an introduction to the main statement of his argume...
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(13) Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the
land of the living. (14) В¶ The depth saith, It is not in me: and
the sea saith, It is not with me. (15) It cannot be gotten for gold...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31.
As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks.
They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure
and...
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THE DEPTH SAITH, IT [IS] NOT IN ME,.... That is, the deep places of
the earth, that are dug in it, the mines, and the like, could they
speak, they would say there are no metal, nor minerals, no rich
t...
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The depth saith, It [is] not in me: and the sea saith, [It is] not
with me.
Ver. 14. _The depth saith, It is not in me_] It is not to be had
above ground, may some say; but what, underground? Not the...
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_Man knoweth not the price thereof_ Its immense, its unspeakable
value: nor can it be purchased with all that he hath to give for it.
_Neither is it found in the land of the living_ It is not a thing...
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The depth, the abyss of waters beneath the earth, SAITH, IT IS NOT IN
ME; AND THE SEA, the great and mighty ocean, SAITH, IT IS NOT WITH ME....
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God Alone The Possessor of True Wisdom.
Over against man's foolish quest for vain and unstable riches Job
places the wisdom of God, unattainable by the outward seeking and
searching of men....
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EARTH'S MEASURED TREASURES
(vv.1-6)
Job has spoken of the folly of wicked men. Now he shows that which
stands in beautiful contrast to Chapter 27. The language here is
magnificent, as Job considers...
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It is not found in the ocean, like some kind of oracle in the supposed
lost city of Atlantis....
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12-19 Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and
enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all
the riches in this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which c...
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THE DEPTH, to wit, of the earth, because the sea here follows as a
differing place. This is a very common figure, whereby speech is
ascribed to dumb and senseless creatures. The meaning is, This is no...
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Job 28:14 deep H8415 says H559 (H8804) sea H3220 says H559 (H8804)
Romans 11:33-34...
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CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. The value of divine wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends.
CONCLUSION: To be truly religious is to be truly wise. If we know God,
His wisdom will appear in the prac...
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Job 28:2. _Brass is molten,_ melted out of ores of zinc, lapis
calaminaris, light perforated ores, found on Mendip hills in Somerset,
Derbyshire, and other places.
Job 28:4. _The flood breaketh out fr...
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_But where shall wisdom be found?_
THE SPECULATIVE DIFFICULTIES OF AN INQUIRING INTELLECT SOLVED BY THE
HEART OF PRACTICAL PIETY
Two things are prominently developed in this chapter--Man’s power
and...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND? (Compare v.
Job 28:20.) With all the negative statements in these verses, the
answer is that true wisdom is unknown to m
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_JOB’S DESCANT ON TRUE WISDOM_
The place occupied by this chapter one peculiar to itself. Its
connection with the preceding or succeeding portions of the book by no
means obvious. Appears scarcely to...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 28:1
The connection of this chapter with the preceding is somewhat obscure.
Probably we are to regard Job as led to see, even while he is
justifying God's ways with sinners (Job 27:8),...
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Now, Job said, turning now to a different vein of thought, he said,
"Now, there are places where gold is discovered and silver is
discovered, and iron and brass, men dig the shafts, they follow the
ve...
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Romans 11:33; Romans 11:34...
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The depth — This is not to he found in any part of the sea, though a
man may dig or dive ever so deep to find it, nor to be learned from
any creature....